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All posts up for grabs at war veterans congress
PREPARATIONS for the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) congress to elect new national executive members are now at an advanced stage, a senior official has said.Sp...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:04hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths in violent clashes
Zanu-PF supporters were left nursing injuries after a violent encounter over a residential stand owned by a deceased party supporter in Grobly Park, Waterfalls in Harare.Zanu-PF shadow council...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:49hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fights illegal settlers on state land 'sold' after being repossessed from white farmers
Two decades after a disastrous attempt at land reform, which drove out more than 400 white commercial farmers, the Zimbabwean government is fighting illegal settlers on state land handed out by tradit...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:22hrs | 552 | by Staff reporter
Top Zimbabwe army generals fired over housing corruption
THE Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), which brings together the country's army and air force wings, has fired three senior military commanders at the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) over a multi-million-dol...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:49hrs | 792 | by Staff reporter
Gweru council repossesses stands
THE GWERU City Council has repossessed at least 26 Mkoba 21 residential stands from the government after its beneficiaries failed to pay for them, it has been established.In a memo dated Janua...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:43hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Countries under illegal US sanctions must unite against Washington
Yes, it is very possible for Zimbabwe, China, Russia, Cuba, Iran and all other countries under illegally imposed United States sanctions to formerly gang up and fight Washington.There is power...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:45hrs | 150 | by Joseph Meta
Bulawayo council, residents at loggerheads over US$ top fees
The Bulawayo City Council is at loggerheads with residents who bought housing stands in Magwegwe West and Pumula as far back as 2016 and are still waiting for the areas to be serviced.Accordin...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:23hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter
Man kills twin brother over farmer's shoes
A MAN was killed by his twin brother and other sibling in a fight over a pair of farmer shoes.The incident occurred on 17 December at Village 40 A Datata, Inyati in Rusape.Dumba White ...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 18:17hrs | 855 | by Staff reporter
Ex-RBZ advisor arrested for fraud
FORMER Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe advisor Munyaradzi Kereke has been arrested for fraud.The former Zanu PF Bikita West legislator is jointly charged with suspended Harare Municipal Medical Aid S...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 21:13hrs | 876 | by Staff reporter
Ex Victoria Falls mayor jailed
FORMER Victoria Falls City mayor Somveli Dlamini has been sentenced to 36 months in jail for defrauding the local authority of $US15 000.Dlamini (53) had pleaded not guilty to fraud char...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 20:59hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Former Victoria Falls mayor convicted of fraud
Former Victoria Falls Mayor Somveli Dlamini,who was facing fraud charges, has been convicted and remanded in custody until Friday when he will receive his sentencing.Hwange regional magi...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 20:09hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF engages police to recover party vehicles
Zanu-PF has issued a warning to losing party candidates who have failed to return their party vehicles as instructed, cautioning that the vehicles could be repossessed by the police if they do not com...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 06:42hrs | 2094 | by Staff reporter
EU, US sanctions hit Zimbabwe's agric sector hard
Since the final stage of the Cold War, the use of sanctions as a "soft approach" in international diplomacy gained pre-eminence among states that seek to influence the perception and behaviour of othe...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:19hrs | 170 | by Livingstone Kazizi
Zanu-PF MP threatens to evict settlers for supporting opposition
Concerns are growing over potential retaliatory actions by Zanu-PF against Chiwundura plot holders, who are facing possible eviction due to their alleged support for the Citizens' Coalition for Change...Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 06:20hrs | 1239 | by Staff reporter
Property owners given ultimatum
HWANGE Local Board (HLB) has issued an ultimatum to property owners to pay their bills or risk their properties being attached.HLB spokesperson Dumisani Nsingo said the local authority was owe...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 06:59hrs | 746 | by Staff reporter
Ex-combatants now listing title deeds for Zipra properties
EX-ZIPRA combatants have said that they are in the process of listing title deeds of identified properties for submission to Zanu-PF vice-president Kembo Mohadi (pictured) soon, as they seek to have t...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 21:21hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Makokoba tenants resist eviction
TENANTS at a Makokoba house whose owner died are reportedly refusing to vacate as Bulawayo City Council (BCC) moves to repossess the property.This is revealed in the latest council minutes in ...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 21:05hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Nigerian billionaire's US$1 billion Zimbabwean mining deals stall
NIGERIAN oil and gas billionaire Benedict Peters' massive investment plans to shell out over US$1 billion into a local platinum mining project and more into lithium, iron ore, tin, gold and rare earth...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 13:54hrs | 70 | by Staff reporter
Invaders wreak havoc in Ntabazinduna
VILLAGERS in Ntabazinduna, Matabeleland North have appealed for help to repossess their communal lands including grazing fields that have been invaded by outsiders.According to the villagers, ...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 10:13hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
MDC councillors plot to rip off Gweru
ACTING Gweru district development coordinator Tarisai Mudadigwa has written a letter to acting town clerk Livingston Churu, ordering him to stop plans by councillors from the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 14:23hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Justice Mbatha and a white judge blocks Malema, EFF from repossessing land
AfriForum on Wednesday welcomed a ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal to dismiss the application of leave to appeal by EFF leader Julius Malema and his party against an interdict which AfriForum won...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 07:52hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'Absence of property rights eroding investor confidence'
UNAVAILABILITY of title deeds and property rights is eroding investment confidence in Zimbabwe, the Coalition for Market and Liberal Solutions (Comaliso) has said.Currently thousands of urban ...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 06:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
8 mistakes in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution
ON May 22 2023, Zimbabwe's Constitution turned 10, having become effective on 22 May 2013. This year, we mark the 10-year anniversary. I choose to mark this day with a reflection, and my reflection is...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:15hrs | 10 | by Musa Kika
Bosso executives survive vote of no confidence
HIGHLANDERS Football Club's executive survived a vote of no confidence after the auditors issued an adverse opinion on the club's financials which paints a bad picture of the institution.An ad...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Council, war vets clash over torture base
A group of war veterans from Matabeleland North are locked in a fierce battle with the Nkayi Rural District Council for control of an abandoned building that was once used as a torture camp for opposi...Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 11:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Judge Ndewere wins back Merc
FORMER High Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere has been given back her Mercedes-Benz vehicle which was violently seized from her by the Sheriff on orders from Judicial Service Commission (JSC)....Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
White farmer takes Zimbabwe land seizure fight to Supreme Court
A Gweru farmer, whose farm was seized by the government, has lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court after the High Court dropped her challenge while claiming the case was too political to be handled ...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 19:54hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa asked to intervene in mine row
THE Ministry of Industry and Commerce has requested President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene in a mining wrangle between Chemplex Corporation and a former executive with the Industrial Development Co...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 07:09hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Harare council to repossess bus termini leased to Zupco
HARARE City Council says it has resolved to repossess all bus termini it was leasing to the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) around the city over lack of maintenance.Mayor Jacob Mafum...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:08hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
'Build your house in a year or lose stand'
CHIKOMBA Rural District Council, which oversees Chivhu town, has unveiled new by-laws that include a requirement that residents should start building on stands they are buying from the council within ...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 05:38hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
ZimCopter inventor still wants to fly
"Since 1994, my social life has been a mess. The helicopter and African rifle project just consumed me."That's how the long-forgotten and probably never heard of by some – retired Flight Lie...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 06:15hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
FULL LIST: Massive wealth looted by Cottco bosses revealed
The Prosecutor General has gone tough on corruption accused COTTCO marketing and business development manager Maxmore Njani and sought an order to go on a massive repossession of the grand loot held b...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 11:09hrs | 16 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe land reallocations to benefit 260 000 people
Up to 260 000 people on the waiting list for farms are expected to benefit when the Government begins to reallocate abandoned plots, underused farms and farms that are lying idle.Those with mu...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:16hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF urges Jonathan Moyo and Patrick Zhuwao to join Mnangagwa in 'building Zimbabwe'
Zanu-PF has welcomed exiled former members Jonathan Moyo and Patrick Zhuwao back into its fold, urging them to join President Emmerson Mnangagwa in "building a new Zimbabwe."This follows the d...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 18:45hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Ruling on ex-judge Ndewere vehicle today
HIGH Court judge Justice David Mangota will today hand down judgment on behalf of Justice Joseph Chilimbe on an application by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to repossess a vehicle that was iss...Published: 10 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Judge Erica Ndewere 'under siege'
THERE are unverified reports that former High Court Judge Erica Ndewere is 'under siege' at her Mandara home in Harare after unknown people reportedly broke the gate lock to gain entry to her home....Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
JSC backtracks on former judge's Merc
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has made a U-turn on its intentions to repossess former High Court judge, Justice Erica Ndewere's Mercedes Benz after her lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa accused Chief Ju...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:10hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Commonwealth set to visit Zimbabwe
The Second Republic led by President Mnangagwa is doing a lot to be readmitted into the Commonwealth, and the Club's Secretariat is expected to travel to Zimbabwe sometime this month to assess the sit...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Court hears ex-judge Ndewere's arguments
THE High Court on Monday heard arguments by former judge Justice Erica Ndewere who is seeking to retain a Mercedes Benz vehicle which she used during her tenure.The Judicial Service Commission...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 05:58hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions weighing on Zimbabwe banking sector
ILLEGAL sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by western countries, led by Britain and America, have had a detrimental impact on the country's financial services sector as the embargo has seen the number of c...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt moves to seize Chihuri farm
GOVERNMENT is intensifying its vindictive approach to seizing farms belonging to its critics, most of whom were the late former president Robert Mugabe's loyalists in the twilight years of life and ru...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 19:34hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls mayor denied bail
VICTORIA Falls mayor Somveli Dlamini has been denied bail in a case where he is facing a fraud charge.Dlamini was remanded in custody until October 24 when he appeared before Hwange magistrate...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 05:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls Mayor remanded in custody
VICTORIA Falls Mayor Councillor Somveli Dlamini who was arrested by a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) crack team for alleged fraud involving a commercial stand valued at over US$90 000, app...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is rising again, says Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe is a giant that is now awake and ready to take its pride of place among the fast-developing countries, regardless of the sanctions imposed by the West, President Mnangagwa has said.Ad...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 08:58hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe agricultural land not for sale
AGRICULTURAL land is not for sale and anyone who will be found selling farms allocated to them under the Land Reform Programme will face the music, President Mnangagwa has said.Addressing Zimb...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:49hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mutinhiri in bitter farm dispute
FORMER Marondera East legislator Tracy Mutinhiri is embroiled in a bitter land dispute with a white commercial farmer Rijk Yates over the ownership of a farm in the district.Yates was contract...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Kenya's William Ruto says sanctions impoverish ordinary Zimbabweans
Newly installed Kenyan president William Ruto has joined seemingly unyielding calls by his African peers to have western imposed sanctions against Zimbabwe lifted unconditionally.In his inaugu...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 19:37hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF-linked land baron up for fraud
Zanu-PF affiliated bogus land baron, Tafadzwa Kambarami, was over the weekend arrested on charges of fraud after he sold land belonging to party youths to an unsuspecting client.Kambarami (33)...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:09hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor in trouble for selling council house
A Zanu-PF councillor in Banket is in soup after allegedly selling a council house for US$5,000.Richard Muganhiri, who is Ward 23 councillor, is accused for disposing a house belonging to Zvimb...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Ex-ZNA captain counts losses after a 6-year incarceration
FORMER Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) captain and chaplain at Mbalabala Barracks, who was wrongly jailed for six years for theft of a vehicle belonging to businessman Osfael Mazibuko says his business c...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 07:11hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
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